Indonesia Begins to Reopen for Diving Trips – Maybe Not!

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Indonesian liveaboards are getting back in the business, with MSY Sea Horse departing from the port of Bitung, North Sulawesi (near KBR), in December. Manado (on the same island as Bitung) is open for international travelers, as is Jakarta, but no others. Denpasar in Bali is open, but not to international flights.

Vaccinated tourists from 19 qualifying countries require an online visa and must undergo a punitive 3-day quarantine upon arrival. However, some dive operators believe that the Indonesian government will soon allow divers to be quarantined aboard liveaboard vessels. We're not sure how that would work, since such vessels put passengers in close proximity, and cross-infection aboard seems assured....

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